Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281140
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-114-9

Chapter 8 - Polynomials and Factoring - 8-7 Factoring Special Cases - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 527: 29

Answer

$(m+15)(m-15)$

Work Step by Step

$m^{2}-225=$ ...rewrite $225$ as a square. $=m^{2}-15^{2}$ ...factor using the rule for a difference of two squares. ($a^{2}-b^{2}=(a+b)(a-b),\ a=m,\ b=15$) $=(m+15)(m-15)$
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